Prevention and education.
REcovery.
​rehabilitation.

Mission: Provide substance abuse prevention,  education, rehabilitation and recovery opportunities for Mechanicsburg and its surrounding communities by implementing supportive programs and services based on the needs of the community.
Vision: To create a community in which sobriety is valued and its citizens are educated regarding the impact of drug and alcohol use and abuse.

Executive Director
​Mervin Miller

Living proof

Mervin Miller serves as the Executive Director for Mechanicsburg for a Healthy Community.  He has led the jail ministry at the Tri-County Jail for over 10 years and is looking forward to working with other organizations and people within the community in order to bring freedom from addiction to others suffering from the effects of drugs and alcohol. As a former alcoholic, as well as someone who was using a lot of drugs, Mervin wants to be able to dedicate the remainder of his life to let others know that there is hope and help.
Mervin also purchased the old “Beans and Cream” building in November that is located in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. It has five apartments and he and his wife Tammy occupy one of those. It also has four retail spaces and the Millers are hoping to have a coffee shop, bakery, and artisan market up and running in November of 2018.  The primary goal for purchasing the building is to have it provide income in order to work with those struggling with addictions. He wants to focus on Christ-centered treatment and wholeheartedly believes that data shows that Christ-centered counseling yields much more success than traditional programs. Mervin is also living proof of this.

MHC Board

Sharon robinson-Walls
President

Sharon Robinson-Walls has been a Magistrate with the Union County Probate and Juvenile Court since 1999.  In that position, Ms. Walls presides over all types of juvenile and probate cases, including matters involving delinquency, unruly, traffic, neglect, abuse, dependency, adoption, mental illness, and guardianships.  In addition, Ms. Walls previously served as an adjunct faculty member at Columbus State Community College and at Urbana University.  Ms. Walls received her Juris Doctor degree from Capital University in 1998 and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University in 1984.   Prior to serving in her current position, Ms. Walls has also served as a public school teacher and a probation officer.

Amy hurst
​​secretary/treasurer

Amy Hurst currently serves as the secretary/treasurer of the Mechanicsburg for  Healthy Community Board.  She has been a member since 2016. Hurst is a lifelong Mechanicsburg resident and currently works for Ohio Farm Bureau and is the executive assistant in the public policy department  where she supports the vice president and staff. She is also a member of the International Association of Administrative Professionals and serves as a committee member of the Central Ohio Branch. Ms. Hurst is also the team captain for the Tickled Pink Relay for Life team. She is the mother of two and has two grandsons. Ms. Hurst enjoys traveling with friends, scrapbooking and cardmaking. 

Emily Rozmus
Board member

Emily Rozmus has been a board member since October 2017. She has worked in the education field for over 25 years, first as a teacher and district librarian, and currently as an instructional team specialist for INFOhio. She has also worked with youth drug-free programs for awareness and prevention. She  volunteers her time to  the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour's Free Community Meal, and the Mechanicsburg Alumnae Association's Scholarship program. She is a life-long resident of  Mechanicsburg and has raised her three children here with her husband.

PT Thompson
Board member

​PT Thompson is a native of Mechanicsburg and a pastor at Bible Baptist Church in Urbana.